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Diocese of Tanjore

Dioecesis Taniorensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Sagayaraj Thamburaj, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 November 1952
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: India
  • Square Kilometers: 9,583 (3,701 Square Miles)
  • Description: comprises the entire districts of Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagai (excepting two taluks of Papanasam and Kumbakonam in the district of Thanjavur). It is also covers six taluks of Pudukottai district and two taluks of Cuddalore district.
  • Official Web Site: https://tanjorediocese.org
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 204, Thanjavur-613007, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Telephone: (04362)231.252; 234.401

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 November 1952ErectedDiocese of São Tomé of Meliapore (Area near Tanjore) Diocese of Tanjore (erected)
19 September 1953Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Tanjore (from Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor))

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970122,0002,458,2185.0%695741,648733143ap1971
1980156,1803,025,4855.2%815861,8162314548ap1981
1990199,0945,518,0003.6%118131311,5192650464ap1991
1999206,9706,019,0003.4%148161641,2621953974ap2000
2000207,1901,814,81811.4%147201671,2405856074ap2001
2001207,9503,824,3315.4%152181701,2235156075ap2002
2002192,3813,808,2625.1%153201731,1125552675ap2003
2003192,3813,808,2625.1%154201741,1052552675ap2004
2004193,5603,820,1175.1%155201751,1065552675ap2005
2010260,8004,223,0006.2%164311951,3377165086ap2011
2014310,3824,869,2916.4%164512151,4436978389ap2015
2017339,8635,092,2906.7%164602241,5177972492ap2018
2020459,5006,888,0406.7%168672351,9558667196ap2021
2022469,0007,026,0006.7%185732581,8178171596ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 214, to Page 216
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 83, to Page 87

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